Circuital

Victory Dance

Should I close my eyes and prophesize- hoping maybe someday come?
Should I wet the ground with my old tears, cryin over whats been done?
Should I lift the dirt and plant the seed even tho ive never grown?
Should I wet the ground with the sweat from my brown
And believe in my good work?
Hey there- I'm flying up above
Lookin' down...on the tired earth...
...But I can see... I can see potential
Speaking through you- speaking to you
From all of heavens possibility
Power- hey do you know how it works?
Hey do you know that the meek- they shall inherit the earth?
...But you should work- for the self and the family
Should I hit the water or stay on dry land, even though I never swam?
Take machete into the brush- though at first there is no path...
Taste the warpaint on my tongue as it's drippin with my sweat...
Place my gaze in the futures path- seein' things that ain't come yet
Hope to watch the victory dance after the days work is done
Hope to watch the victory dance in the evenings setting sun
Hope to watch the victory dance over many lives to come
Hope to watch the victory dance in the evenings setting sun
Hope to dance the victory dance after the days work is done
Hope to dance the victory dance in the evenings setting sun
Hope to dance the victory dance over many lives to come
Hope to dance the victory dance in the evenings setting sun

Circuital

Spinning out, gracefully. goin' nowhere, quickly
I am older, day by day...but still goin' back to my childhood way
Circuital. round and round...patiently
Getting lost...by the guide
And I am all worked up...over nothing
Circuits, all runnin' out. connect my body...deep into the ground
Circuit, connect the earth to the moon,
And link our heavenly bodies not a moment too soon
Well you can fling open the windows, or you can board 'em up
Satan's jeweled crown or christs humble cup
You think you'll find yourself out there...out in the lions den?
In some bloody battle over belief systems...
Or disappear into the vacuum, total neutrality...
Where you can't lose nothin'...but nothin' can be gained
Well any way you cut it, we're just spinnin' round...
Out on the circuit, over the hallowed ground
Out on the circuit, over the hallowed ground...
Endin' up in the same place...that we started out
Right back in the same place...that we started out

The Day Is Coming

You need it, that's for sure. you receive, but always want more
Taken...for granted. this lifetime....and whats up ahead
But the day is coming, the day is near
The day is coming, you know what I mean
The day is coming, the way is clear
The day has come
Bang bang! on the door
You open, not knowing what for
If opportunity rears its head,
Will you answer, or stay home in bed?
Because the day is coming, the day is near
The day is coming, you know what I mean
The day is coming. the way is clear
The day has come

Wonderful (The Way I Feel)

It matters to me, took a long time to get here,
But if it would have been easy, I would not have cared
Like a tropical forest, like a cop on the beat
When all is in order, you get lost in the heat
I feel so wonderful, wonderful, wonderful the way I feel
Doesn’t matter to me. I can take it or leave it
I can learn from way back when and still live right now
With the sun on my shoulders, and the wind at my back
I will never grow older, at least not in my mind
I feel so wonderful, wonderful, wonderful the way I feel
I’m going where there ain’t no fear. I’m going where the spirit is near
I’m going where the livin; is easy and the people are kind
A new state of mind
I’m going where there ain’t no police, I’m going where there ain’t no disease
I’m going where there ain’t no need to escape from what is
Only spirits at ease

Outta My System

They told me not to smoke drugs, but I wouldn’t listen
Never thought I’d get caught, and wind up in prison
Chalk it up to youth but young age I ain't dissin'
I guess I just had to get it out of my system
Outta my system, outta my system
Oh lord I'd never do it now
I know what I ain’t missin’
Glad I went and got it all out of my system
The lust of youth vs. marriage and security,
I’m glad I’m here now, but just between you and me
I had to get out and make the deals,
And learn to know how it feels but that it ain’t real
Outta my system, outta my system
There's a way to have it all, you know I ain’t kidding
Some things I know I'll never get out of my system
If you don't live now, you ain’t even tryin’
And then you're on your way to a mid-life crisis
Live it out, any way you feel
You can feel it in your bones, but try to deny it
Wipe it off your face but your eyes won't hide it
You knew it all along, but never made it clear
They told me not to steal cars, but I wouldn't listen
Never thought I'd get caught and wind up in prison
Chalk it up to young age, but youth I ain't dissin'
I guess I just had to get it out of my system
Outta my system, outta my system
Oh lord I'd never do it now
I know what I ain’t missin’
Glad I went and got it all out of my system

Holdin On to Black Metal

It’s a darkness you can’t deny, but it don’t belong in a grown-up mind
Distortion finds its place in a youngsters eyes, coming into life you need its grind
But at a certain point you gotta let it go, or it will cross the permanent threshold
You know you gotta find it out in something else good
Oh black metal you so misunderstood!
Holdin’ on to black metal, black metal you been holdin’ on too long
Oh black metal so misunderstood, deep black service under lucifer’s hood
Black metal steals souls young enough is enough
32oz refill out of lucifer’s cup
Black metal need to be unlearned you teenage pup!
Look at you starchild, you all grown up!
But still holdin’ on to black metal, black metal you been holdin’ on too long
Catching waves, on lucifers beach
Taking shade underneath lucifer’s trees
Getting sustenance from lucifer’s peach
Oh black metal, its affecting all your speech!
Holdin’ on to black metal, black metal you been holdin’ on too long

First Light

First light tonight, first light tomorrow
First light this morning, first light this evening
First light tonight
Been lookin back, down through the ages
First I was an ancient, then I was an infant,
Now I am alive
Been holdin’ out, searchin’ for somethin’
Somethin’ to carry me over the sunset-
To dawn’s early light
First light tonight, first light tomorrow
First light this morning, first light this evening
First light tonight
Then I found it, or did it find me?
My search it was over, my blood filled with gold
My own inner light
I been prayin’ still holdin’ on
First light tonight, first light tomorrow
First light this morning, first light this evening
First light tonight

You Wanna Freak Out

Play it safe, play it cool
If you ever emote, you're playin’ the fool
Is that the way you think it is, you cant get yours if he ain’t gettin’ his?
C'mon- you know how you are
First you're up, up, down, down
One day you're in, the next one you're out
You wanna freak out? c'mon. you wanna freak out? c'mon
Play it smart, soul intact
How you react is what you'll get back
‘Cause that's the way it really be, I am "you're" and "you're" is me
C'mon- you know how we are
First we're up, up, down, down
One day we're in, the next one we're out
You wanna freak out? c'mon. you wanna freak out? c'mon

Slow Slow Tune

Slow- not the meter of today, but I’m not singin’ for now anyway
This slow, slow tune
You- somewhere in the future listening. I hope the present for ya is glistening
With notes that ring so true, this slow, slow tune
Slow- daddy's playin’ just for you, the tempos right, I’m in a mellow mood
Oh! this slow, slow tune
Gotta radiate the gold, gotta radiate the gold, gotta radiate the gold
True-daddy's singin’ just for you but do you hear him, baby, anymore?
Now that you've outgrown, this slow, slow tune
Grown- with a meter all your own
You decide the pace, you set the tone
The future now you own, this slow, slow tune
Slow, slow tune

Movin' Away

Movin’ away, crazy destiny, I'll always be an alarmist
Who'll jump at a chance, anything for romance!
I hope I'll always be what you want
Movin’ away, those I'll miss, those I wont
But I hope your heart will be where my home is
A new life to create, a new life to create
Don't know quite why, but I was feelin’ unsatisfied
I had to get out now, try and find it
Possessed by your love, under the influence
And though there's a new life line, I wont forget the one I left behind
A new life to create, a new life to create, a new little life

Dark Was The Night

Evil Urges

Evil Urges

What is what?
Man they got us so scared.
Thinkin’ we so evil way down under there.
Ooh! I made a nasty decision!
To love whoever I want,
Just do whatever I can.
The things they say are evil urges baby, they be -
Part of the human way.
It ain’t evil if it ain’t hurtin’ anybody.
Evil urges baby, they be -
Part of the human way.
It ain’t evil if it ain’t hurtin’ anybody.
If it’s all the same,
We’re tired of waiting, come on then,
And dedicate your love,
To any woman or man.
No racial boundary lines,
No social subdivisions -
If you want it – you can!
I’m not saying, I’m not saying,
That I want it “someday”.
I’m not saying, I’m not saying,
That I want it “somehow…”
Ooh! I’m ready for it now!
The things they say are evil urges baby, they’re a
Part of human way.
It ain’t evil if it ain’t hurtin’ anybody…
Evil urges maybe good and bad -
It’s all the same?
It ain’t evil baby if it ain’t hurtin’ anybody, anybody.

Touch Me I'm Going to Scream, Pt. 1

Touch me I'm going to scream if you don't
Inside I know we have the feeling that you won't, oh
I know it sounds confusing, but it makes a lot of sense
Row a boat across the ocean, dig a hole under the fence
Touch me I'm going to scream if you don't
Inside I know we have the feeling that you won't, oh
I can tell by the way you smile, I'm smiling too
I see myself in you
I can tell by the sounds you make when you are pleased
You see yourself in me
Touch me I'm going to scream if you don't
Inside I know we have the feeling that you won't
How many nights can a soul so full of life remain untouched
How can a soul make the most of what is whole and what is here, oh
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied
I need a human right by my side, untied, untied

Thank You Too!

Really didn’t’ think i was gonna make it.
Really didn’t think i was gonna make it this way.
Put on my robot face. hide my emotions way far away from me.
Oh! you really saw my naked heart.
You really brought out the “naked” part.
I don’t know what you were doing-
I know i just want to thank you for thinking of me.
I want to take you. for all that you are.
Although our worlds seem far apart.
I want to see you- thru all that you do
I want to thank you.
it was strange and it was soothing, and you could even say amusing-
The way it came to me.
You’d devised a simple plan, that would change the fate of man,
You’d thought of everything.
Oh! you really saw my naked heart.
You really brought out the “naked” part.
I don’t know what you were doing-
I know i just want to thank you for thinking of me.
I want to take you. for all that you are.
Although our worlds seem far apart.
I want to see you- thru all that you do

Sec Walkin

Left leg, right leg
One leg at a time
I keep on walkin'
I keep on walkin'
Red light, green light
First light I see tonight
I am walking
Yeah, I am walkin'
Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air
Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle (sparkle)
Look for eyes that hypnotize and sparkle everywhere
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Left leg, right leg
One leg at a time
I keep on walkin' (walkin')
I keep on walkin' (walkin')
Red light, green light
First light I see tonight
I am walkin' (walkin')
Ooh, yeah I am walkin' (walkin')
Fever, breathe in your own cool, blue air
Demon eyes, demon eyes are watchin' (watchin')
Demon eyes, demon eyes are watching everywhere
Brother, brother, don't you care?
Brother, brother, don't you care?

Two Halves

Remember when you were seventeen
You's goin' crazy, you know what I mean
It wasn't that long ago
In the grand scheme of things
It wasn't that long ago
You think you're so much smarter now
Twenty one everything stays in place
Forty one some things start to fade
Well, when you're so young (so young), you wanna be older (so young)
And when you're older, you want the body you have now
I believe in a perfect world
You rule your own universe
The only gun you'll ever need will be in your brain
The only gun you'll need is in your hands
You want this now you want that
Can't have it all you should enjoy what you have
But I know what you want (what you want)
Well I know what you want (what you want)
Well I know what you want, you want the better of two halves
Well I know what you want (what you want)
Well I know what you want (what you want)
Well I know what you want, you want the better of two halves

Librarian

Walk across the courtyard towards the library
I can hear the insects buzz and the leaves 'neath my feet
Ramble up the stairwell into the hall of books
Since we got the interweb these hardly get used
Duck into the men's room, combing through my hair
When God gave us mirrors he had no idea
Looking for a lesson in the periodicals
There I spy you listening to the AM radio
Karen of the Carpenters, singing in the rain
Another lovely victim of the mirror's evil way
It's not like you're not trying, with a pencil in your hair
To defy the beauty the good Lord put in there
Simple little bookworm, buried underneath
Is the sexiest librarian
Take off those glasses and let down your hair for me
So I watch you through the bookcase, imagining a scene
You and I had dinner, spending time, then you sleep
And what then would I say to you, lying there in bed
These words with a kiss I would plant in your head
What is it inside our heads that makes us do the opposite
Makes us do the opposite of what's right for us
'Cause everything'd be great and everything'd be good
If everybody gave like everybody could
Sweetest little bookworm, hidden underneath
Is the sexiest librarian
Take off those glasses and let down your hair for me
Take off those glasses and let down your hair for me
Simple little beauty, heaven in your breath
Simplest of pleasures, the world at its best

Look At You

Look at you:
Such a fine citizen!
Look at you:
Such a glowing example of peace and glory. glory. glory.
of peace and glory. glory. glory.
Let me follow you.
We believe in your power. To lead without fear.
Not above, in some tower. But here -
Right down here - … with us. In this world.
Look at you: everywhere at once.
Look at you: such a glowing example of peace and glory. glory. glory.
of peace and glory. glory. glory.
let me…let me follow…let me…let me follow you.

Aluminum Park

You can care if you wanna
You can care if you don't
But c'mon it's a big big world now
You gotta get what you want
Got no lack of frustration
Got no lack of disease
But c'mon it's a big, big world now
You gotta like what you see, and I do
Well you can ride, ride, ride on down to the aluminum park
Well you can ride, ride, ride on down with your head in the dark
Well, it's a little bit important to me, you get a whole lot of what you need
So you can ride, ride, ride on down to the aluminum park
Ride!
You can care if you wanna
You can care if you don't
But c'mon it's a big big world now
You've gotta get what you want
Got no lack of frustration
Got no lack of disease
C'mon it's a big, big world now
You gotta like what you see, and I do
Well you can ride, ride, ride on down to the aluminum park
Well you can ride, ride, ride on down with your head in the dark
Oh, it's a little bit important to me, you get a whole lot of what you need
So you can ride, ride, ride on down to the aluminum park
Yeah, you can ride, ride, ride on down to the aluminum park
Well, you can ride on down, hey
Ride!

Remnants

Remnants of the empire
Artifacts of love
Will I meet the designer
What will he dream up?
Remnants of the empire
Gravity awake
What's held down to the ground
Next round goes into space
Raising up the empire
Innocence and faith
What will hold you up
And what will stand in your way, way?
Then I saw a new Heaven
Formed in the bleeding light of dusk
All souls, all faiths
Always we were one
Raise a bayonet in the dark
For all the human race
Watch out, watch out, watch out, watch out
You can go my same way
Taking out the empire
Watching from afar
It's not too late, never too late
To make our new fate
Then I saw a new Heaven
Formed in the bleeding light of dusk
Then I saw a new Heaven
Formed in the bleeding light of dusk
All souls, all faiths
Always we were one, ow!

Smokin from Shootin

Have you had enough excitement now? more than you ever did?
You never wanted to be treated like a woman...
You maintained you was just a kid.
Well at least you were of age my dear- these days kids they grow so fast...
You never wanted to be committed to the present
You too busy be livin in the past...
Who then was your savior? who then was your friend?
Who is now committed to the present? is it someone that exists?
What is life in god? a perfect vision of the self?
I always thought we was a dealing with one thing,
Now we are dealing with something else....
Do you see my smokin’ guns?
They’re smokin’ from shootin’. smokin’ from shootin’
Smokin’ from shooting at nothing dear...
Do you live your life on the run?
Losing out on lovin...
Asking for nothing...
Running from something that isn’t there.
Who makes my decisions? who reads all your thoughts?
What makes us how we are?
Faith can’t prove what science won’t resolve.
Kumbaya my lord, c’mon row your boat ashore..
The river’s long. it is cold. it chills the body but not the soul.
Do you see my smokin’ guns?
They’re smokin’ from shootin’. smokin’ from shootin’
Smokin’ from shooting at nothing dear...
Do you live your life on the run?
Losing out on lovin...
Asking for nothing...
Running from something that isn’t there.
Distance-coming or going? c’mon.
What are you waiting for?
Distance-growing or closing in on?
Anyway?

Touch Me I'm Going to Scream, Pt. 2

If you touch me
Well I just think I'll scream
'Cause it's been so long
Since someone challenged me
Made me think
'Bout the way things are
Made me think
About the way that you may be
I believe in
Love, my
Mmm...my love, mmm...my love
I don't even know why
Oh, this feeling is wonderful
Don't you ever turn it off
Oh, this feeling is wonderful
Don't you ever turn it off
Feeling
High on life
Human beings
Heart beats
I can see it
By the way you smile
I'm smilin' too
I see myself in you
I am with this
When I am wise
mmm...my love, mmm...my love
Yeah, I don't even know why
Oh, this feeling is wonderful
Don't you ever turn it off
Ahh, this feeling is wonderful
Don't you ever turn it off
Ahh, oh yeah
Hooh, ahh, oh
Ooh, ooh, ahh
Ooh
Ooh, oh, oh
Ooh
Ooh, oh, oh
Ooh
Ooh, oh, oh

Z

Wordless Chorus

So much goin' on these days
Forget about instinct, it's not what pays
Pleasure, up and down my smile
A carton of eggs think, it's all worthwhile
Tell me spirit, what has not been done?
I'll rush out and do it, or are we doin' it now?
Fissure is the thrill of day
Forget about feeling, that's not what pays
But you know, all of this can change
Remember the promise as a kid you made
We are the innovators
They are the imitators
Come on, hey don't you know how we started
We forgot about love, but weren't brokenhearted

It Beats 4 U

Who could see and not believe
The heart that beats the wavelength
And who could say but never do
Things they've said to someone who
Through all that's been and all will be
So in line so thoughtfully
In tune with you, so in time for me
New thoughts arrive, so in time for me
Who can count the time I'm beatin'
With my hands?
Who can stop the smoke from breathin'
In my head?
Words will come and words will go
Make believe and overthrow
Just believe and you can do
You know my heart, it beats 4 u
It beats 4 u, so in time we beat
Your thoughts align, so in time with me

Gideon

Gideon, What have you told us at all?
Make a sound, come down off the wall.
Religion – should appeal to the hearts of the young.
Who are you? What have you become?
You animal. Come on.
What does this remind you of?
Truly. Truly we have become.
Hated and feared,
For something we don’t want.
Listen. Listen.
Most of us,
Believe that this is wrong.
You animal. Come on.
What does this remind you of?
Animal. Come on.
What does this remind you of?
Animal. Come on.

What a Wonderful Man

He was leading us through the dark
He was saying that love goes on
I was wanting some ice cream
He knew exactly what I meant
From the driver's seat in the dark
He popped a tape in the dash of his car
And when the singer started to scream
I knew exactly what he meant
I never knew for sure
What a wonderful man he was
What a sensible man he was
What a wonderful man he was
I never knew for sure
What a wonderful man he was
What a sensuous man he was
What a wonderful man he was
Why do we love what is wrong?
Big devil told us to sing along
And like a loving flock we obey
Except for him he went his own way
I never knew for sure
What a wonderful man he was
Till the day I found out his cause
Was to do it for all of us

Off the Record

Sorry bout the things I had to say
and I’ll make it up to you right now
at the penny arcade.
in an open car or wherever you are
push yourself too hard
and it might get hot.
Well, I really don’t need the confusion,
and you know I just ain’t the type
to get all wrapped up in the illusion
of doin’ something that I know ain’t right
right – right???
You’ve got to want to re-arrange
and keep it off the record
off the record
you’ve got to know that we will change
and keep it off the record
Off the record
In a crowded room near the box of boom,
to an artificial tune,
I see you swoon.
Well you knew all this would turn to mist
If you’re idea wasn’t kissed,
Why’re you so pissed?
Well, I know you don’t need the confusion,
And you know you just ain’t the type
To get all wrapped up in the illusion
Of doin’ something that you know ain’t right
right – right??? right – right??? right – right??? right – right - right???

Into the Woods

A kitten on fire, a baby in a blender
Both sound as sweet as a night of surrender
I know it ain't easy but you do what you can
If your livin' gets wheezy, you can follow this plan
Put in more than you could ever get out
I'm tired of the talking, I know what you're about
Now open your mouth, here comes the spoon
You're gonna eat what I give ya and you're gonna like it real good
I went over the river and into the woods, where did I go?
Where a wood burning stream, flows up through the trees
Like the soul of the hottest kind of lover, I've ever seen
One who lives to choose another fool's dream
A good shower head and my right hand
The two best lovers that I ever had
Now if you find you agree with what I just said
You'd better find a new love and let 'em into your head
I went over the river and into the woods, where did I go?
Where a wood burning stream, flows up through the trees
Like the soul of the hottest kind of lover, I've ever seen
One who lives to choose another fool's dream

Anytime

Is this, climbin' up to the moon?
Or is it bailin' out too soon?
I hope we didn't, I hope we didn't wait too long
I hope we didn't, I hope we didn't wait too long
All that I wanted to say
Words only got in the way
But then I found another way to communicate
Oh, yeah, oh
Is this, climbin' up to the moon?
Or is it fadin' out too soon?
Oh I know we didn't, I know we didn't wait too long
'Cause anytime's a good time to move on
Things I could say to myself
I could never say to anyone else
But what Madonna said, really helped
She said, "Boy, you better learn to express yourself"
I know we didn't, I know we didn't wait too long
'Cause anytime's a good time to move on
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh oh, oh oh

Lay Low

Lay low why don’t ya now?
Lay back awhile and I’ll show ya -
I got the good that you want
no need to go and
hunt something else
it’s right here with me
when you stay.
it’s always good when I get to see
that there’s never more than
what you’re telling telling me
when you stay – home.
Lay low if the feel is right
(let the fetus rock)
I’ve got all that I want
here in you tonight
and we’ll pass out on the bedroom floor
after going like this (full tilt)
so long.
Hold up. You showed me.
Oh what you told me
It’s not what you want
But what you need
it’s not a head full of booze(pills)
or amphetamines
when you stay.
It’s always good when I get to see
That there’s never more that what you’re telling me
When you stay – home.

Knot Comes Loose

Baby, baby, can't you see that I'm smilin'?
Can't you see, there's a part of me that's brand new?
Used to be, was a part of me felt like hidin'
But now it comes through
Deep in my heart
That's where the knot comes loose
Deep in my heart
I will remember you
All my lovely life I been waitin'
Hot heels anticipatin'
Another love I found
Not to let it down, down
Deep in my heart
That's where the knot comes loose
Deep in my heart
I will remember you
Baby, baby, can't you see that I'm smilin'?
Can't you see, there's a part of me that's brand new?
Used to be, was a part of me felt like hidin'
But now it comes through
Now it comes through, comes through to you

Dondante

In a dream I saw you walkin’,
Like a kid alive and talkin’,
That was you.
In the classroom you were teachin’,
On the streets you were policin’,
That was you.
To the one I now know most.
I will tell them of your ghost like a thing.
That never, ever was…
And all that ever mattered,
Will some day turn back to batter,
Like a joke.
Behind thin walls you hid your feelins’,
Takes four legs to make a ceilin’,
Like a thing.
In a dream I saw you walkin’,
With your friends alive and talkin’.
That was you.
Well I saw it in your movement,
And even though you never knew it,
Well, I knew…
Just how sweet it could be,
If you’d never left these streets.
You had me worried, so worried,
That this would last…
But now I’m learning
learning that this will pass…

It Still Moves

Mahgeetah

Sittin' here with me and mine
All wrapped up in a bottle of wine
Little we can do, we gonna see it through somehow
So, now are you ready to go, my lady?
I been waitin' on the boat here, I been waitin' so long
Bang! Bang! Goes the night
All wrapped up in the firelight
Don't, "Rock bottom" just listen, just slow down
So, now are you ready to go, my lady?
I been waitin' on the boat here, I been waitin' so long
"Can he see me?
Does he feel me?
Does he know me at all?"
"Does it shiver?
Always deliver?
Does it know me at all?"
So, now are you ready to go, Mahgeetah?
I been waitin' on the boat here, I been waitin' so long
Mahgeetah
Mahgeetah
Mahgeetah
Mahgeetah
Mahgeetah
Mahgeetah

Dancefloors

Daybreak, nightfall, long as I believe
There ain't nothing glowin' like this skin you're showin'
And the keys you gave to me
Night jails, pool halls, some things are everywhere
So for the past I'm diggin' a grave so big
It will swallow up the sea
Oh, I know that it's easy
There's no trouble waitin' for me
Oh, I know that it's easy
There's no trouble waitin' for me
Dance floors, headlights, in my blood there's gasoline
For an urban boy on a dirty tour
I never felt so clean
Loaded questions in an automatic world
Well, you just won't be seein' the things you need
As if you thought you would
Oh, I know, it's never easy
When there's trouble waitin' for me
Oh, I know, it's never easy
When there's trouble waitin' for me

Golden

Watchin’ a stretch of road.
Miles and miles of light explode.
Driftin’ off a thing,
I’d never done before
Watchin’ a crowd roll in.
Out go the lights it begins.
A feelin’ in my bones,
I’ve never felt before…
Mmm… people always told me.
That bars are dark and lonely,
And talk is often cheap and filled with air.
Sure sometimes they thrill me,
But nothin’ could ever chill me,
Like the way they make the time just disappear.
Feelin’ you here again,
Hot on my skin again.
Feeling good a thing,
I’ve never known before.
What does it mean to feel?
Millions of dreams come real.
A feelin’ in my soul,
I’d never felt before… mmm…
And you, you always told me,
No matter how long it holds me,
If it all falls apart,
Or makes us millionaires.
We’ll go thru this thing together,
And on heaven’s golden shore,
We’ll lay our heads.

Master Plan

Watchin' a stretch of road, miles of light explode
Driftin' off a thing I'd never done before
Watchin' a crowd roll in, out go the lights it begins
A feelin' in my bones I never felt before
People always told me that bars are dark and lonely
And talk is often cheap and filled with air
Sure sometimes they thrill me but nothin' could ever chill me
Like the way they make the time just disappear
Feelin' you are here again, hot on my skin again
Feelin good, a thing I'd never known before
What does it mean to feel? Millions of dreams come real
A feelin' in my soul I'd never felt before
And you always told me no matter how long it holds me
If it falls apart or makes us millonaires
You'll be right here forever, we'll go through this thing together
And on Heaven's golden shore we'll lay our heads

One Big Holiday

Wakin’ up feeling good and limber.
When the telephone it ring.
Was a bad man from California,
Tellin’ of a stone he’d bring,
And of better days.
From this town,
we’d escape.
If we holler loud and
Make our way.
We’d all live
one big holiday.
So we listened,
and up to the river
and recorded all the sounds.
Was some shakin’
and some record playin’
All the leather kids were loud.

I Will Sing You Songs

Ahh
Ahh
I will sing to you of greater things
Money, gold and diamond rings
Just don't make it last
Any longer than it has to
Stories of the greater years
Fill your heart and soul with beer
Just don't make it last
Any longer than it has to
Ahh
Ahh
I will sing to you of greater things
Money, gold and diamond rings
Just don't make it last
Any longer than it has to
Stories of the greater years
What's in here won't disappear
Just don't make it last
Any longer than it has to
Ahh
Ahh
We live
We live
We live

Easy Mornin' Rebel

Well, the easy mornin' rebel, well, he has come
Come down from heaven, all bathed in sun
He'll take to flyin', he'll take to the road
As long as he's movin' to get dey blood
He'll be the water, you'll be the wine
Sent down from heaven in this earthly disguise
Well, the evening rebel, his heart is stone
This earthly body, just a temporary home
A dream of movin' moves on through night
And he sure looks good when he moves in the light
He'll be the water, you'll be the wine
Sent down from heaven in this earthly disguise
Black hearted ruler, I only knew
That loving moment I had with you

Run Thru

Oh shit run, oh shit run
Oh shit run through the ghetto
They will hear you
Mornin' bell tolls at home
Rings loud back where I come from
Calls me back
Often times, oh I would hope and pray
She calls me back
Then faith came my way
Oh shit run, oh, oh
It's what appears to me, it's what appears to me
It's what appears to me, it's what appears to me
It's what appears to me, aah
Oh shit run, oh
It's what appears to me, it's what appears to me
It's what appears to me, it's what appears to me
It's what appears to me, aah

Rollin' Back

Just in the nick of time you got me while I was sittin' here
Time, I don't think I waste it, it just seems to disappear
Sippin' the wine you got me while eyes were rollin' back
Long hours and hard hard things just bring heart attacks
Oh, oh, oh, you had me, wrapped up in your mystery
When the light vanished from on high
Oh I'll never say I knew you, but my heart can't wait
To meet you on the other side
When I think about the story one thing seems pretty clear
The warm things you left behind they still want you here
But only in time you find that all things come back around
And just like the frown, we'll turn them upside down
Oh, oh, oh, you had me, wrapped up in your mystery
When the light vanished from on high
Oh, I'll never say I knew you, but my heart can't wait
To meet you on the other side

Just One Thing

Baby, there's just one thing
One thing that does it, does it for me
Baby, we'll find a way
We'll go out, out for a day
And I want it so bad
It's the first thing I see when I wake
So bad
It's the first thing I see when I wake
And baby, there's just one thing
One thing that does it, does it for me
Baby, we'll find a way
We'll go out, out for a day
And I want it so bad
It's the first thing I see when I wake
So bad
It's the first thing I see when I wake

Steam Engine

So, I do believe
None of this is physical, at least not to me
So, I do believe
That anywhere it goes, it's always with me
It's not the dream that makes you weak
It's not the night that makes you sleep
But it's a voice and it's a choice
To call you out or stay at home
So, I do believe
None of this is physical, least not to me
So, I do believe
That anywhere it goes, it's always with me
It's not the beast, it's not the sheets
So soft and warm all over me
But it's a touch you need so much
To move around on this green earth, ahh
Take your money and your drugs
Take your money and your drugs
To anyone who wondered
What old Jebus meant to me
Take him out to go diving
In Red Patoka sea
The brain melts in the twilight
With the boar and moving trees
Your skin looks good in moonlight
And goddamn those shaky knees
The fact that my heart's beating
Is all the proof you need
I believe
I believe
I believe

One In the Same

On the way back home, how long did it seem?
Three days or four, snow glazed all the trees
My mother held me like a motorcycle
So warm, we sang melody
Campin' out all night, slow moves with the light
Of all the things which you've seen
Was the motorcycle
So warm, you sang melody
At that moment I'd know
Just how close we could be
And though it always was mine
It always seemed new to me
Ten thousand colors in all
Eyes like caves on my cheeks
To all the people I've loved
Don't think poor of me
It was until I woke up
That I could hold down a joke or a job or a dream
But then all three are one in the same
Yeah, all then are one in the same
And all then are one in the same

A Gift From A Garden To A Flower: A Tribute to Donovan

At Dawn

At Dawn

At dawn they ride again
They'll haul you out to the streets
They'll burn your papers and your empty trash cans
Beat this thought into your head, singin' over and over again
All your life is obscene
Forget the papers, forget your musical dreams
But that's when my knife rises
Their life ends and my life starts again
Again, again, again, again

Lowdown

Lowdown, cheatin', sho' don't need no repeatin'
So love, dawg, can't you see?
That you never gotta fight with me
No you never gotta fight with me
Hurtin', beatin', ain't no need for repeatin'
So love, dawg can't you see?
That you never gotta bleed for me
Chancin', glance in, sho' enough mood for romancing
So love, dawg can't you see?
That you only gotta dance with me
Yeah you only gotta dance with me
Yeah you only gotta dance with me
Yeah you only gotta dance with me

The Way That He Sings

Why’s it so strange when they say that
The world’s movin’ upwards...
Why’s it surreal when my hand feels it
can’t roll the dice?
Why’s it so great just to wake everyday,
alive, and by your side.
It’s a mystery I guess,
there’s lots of things I can’t find.
it’s not the way that you cook,
but your move that catches my eye.
Why’s it sooo soft,
when the cannons unload on the others?
Why’re we so loud when we say,
it won’t happen to us…
Why does my mind blow to bits
every time they play that song?
It’s just the way that he sings,
not the words that he says, or the band.
I’m in love with this soul,
it’s a meaning that I understand.

Death Is The Easy Way

Some say, death is the easy way and I think they're right
'Cause nights tick, by like a long week except when you stop by
And I know that tryin' gets nothing done and I see you're 'bout dry
'Cause nothing gets you high, you're poor the day you die
And alcohol it only makes you tired
But seein' you feels good, and its always understood
That anything much sweeter would make me die
Oh, oh, oh

Hopefully

I won't ask you where you're goin'
I won't ask you where you been
I know after a million times you get sick of my lines
But I just want see you safe again
I know that just now I ain't been showin'
The kinda love you know that I can
So gimme a little while and you'll be knowin'
Your good lovin' baby is back on top again
Hopefully it occurs to me
That there's one thing I can't stand
That's the thought of one single day
Without your head in my hand
I always hoped you'd be showin'
And now you've shown as much as you can
But after each time I'm still glowin'
With a good lovin' smile that's your's until the end
Hopefully it occurs to me
That there's one thing I can't stand
That's the thought of one single day
Without your head in my hand

Bermuda Highway

Sometimes I walk around town looking at faces,
Wonderin’ why their bodies go to silly places.
Walkin’ past the carpet mills,
Lookin’ in and taking stills,
Your ass, it draws me in like a Bermuda highway.
Oh don’t carve me out
Don’t let your silly dreams fall in between,
The crack of the bed and the wall
Two times I fell asleep in a city basement,
Snoozin’ in cobwebs and the cement.
Sometimes I wonder why that meek guy got all the fame,
Maybe I’m to blame…
For his short, bitter, fucked up life.
Oh don’t carve me out
Don’t let your silly dreams fall in between,
The crack of the bed and the wall

Honest Man

Try to walk this earth an honest man
But evil waves at me its ugly hand
The radar watches me from above
Shouting down:
"I hope you make it on this earth."
Sometimes this world will leave you, Lord
Kickin' and a screamin', wonderin'
If you'll see the next day through
But as for me I do believe
That good luck comes from tryin'
So until I get mine
I'll work me the whole day through

Xmas Curtain

Hey
The Christmas curtain falls on lawbreakers who pave the way
For thoughtless folks like me and J who'd pay
But can't afford the finer things in life
So we heist them all
We're criminals that never break the law
So
To all you frowns, go down to town square and get some action
from the Christmas girl that lives inside your womb
She's always there, I think that I'm certain
You pay to get behind her Christmas curtain
You're the criminal that never breaks the law

Just Because I Do

I go light, every nite, and just because I do
I'm wishin' you'd get better and I'll get rid of you
I saw it in a letter
I saw it in a letter
I saw it in a letter
I go blind, every night and just because I do
I'm writin' off a letter to save yourself some glue
Every night you talk in disguise, and girl that ain't like you
I'm wishin' you'd get better and I'll get rid of you
I saw it in a letter
I saw it in a letter
I saw it in a letter
I go blind, every night and just because I do
I'm wishin' you'd get better and I'll get rid of you
I'll get rid of you
I'll get rid of you
I'll get rid of you
I'll get rid of you
I'll get rid of you
I'll get rid of you

If It Smashes Down

Who's going to care
If it smashes down
Or flips you up in the air?
It's just a really fast
Risky ride at a fair
On these lovely trips
The conductor likes
Your soft brown eyes on his hair
No need to shut 'er down
Go round and round
In the air
Who's going to care
If it smashes down
Or flips you up in the air?
It's just a really fast
Risky ride at a fair
On these lovely trips
The conductor likes
Your soft brown eyes on his hair
No need to shut 'er down
Go round and round
In the air
In the air
In the air
In the air

I Needed It Most

I needed it most, when I was eighteen
But now that I'm older, I don't need many things
Just someone to hold, that's what you give me
When dark touches your skull babe
Aw, baby you drop that on me
So I say Lord, all the Heavens you've made
Can't hold back the ghosts, that haunt my baby and me
Oh can't you hold 'em back, from comin' on in
To a lovely woman, that just wants her mind back again
I cannot crumble, what you want this to be
Or bring peace of mind, ain't there to see
Aw, if you don't know yourself, how could you ever know me
But to have and to hold, yeah that's the way it's gotta be

Phone Went West

Is there a doctor in the house tonite?
If there's a wrong, he could make it right.
Is there still a lock on your front door?
Is there still a lock on your back door?
Tell me I'm wrong, tell me I'm right
Tell me there's nobody else in the world
Tell me I'm wrong. Tell me I'm right
Tell me there's nobody else in the world
There will be a knock on your back door

Strangulation

Strangulation, I don't wanna feel a thing
When your hands close tight around my neck
And force the air that I breathe
I don't wanna feel a thing
I don't wanna feel a thing
Yes, she was a young girl, 'bout the age of 23
But somehow the Lord never smiled down upon her
So she flew out on a breeze
Said, I don't wanna feel a thing
I don't wanna feel a thing
I'm sure he was a good kid
But his phone it'd never ring
He got tired of walkin' a tightrope
Needin' too much to drink, so he got on a knee
I don't wanna feel a thing
I know there's someone that loves up above
Wants to fix you a dream
Wanna sit down and think
Wanna pour you a drink
You won't feel a thing, you won't feel a thing
You won't feel a thing

The Tennessee Fire

Heartbreakin' Man

oh, ooh, ooh, ooh
20 times I wish you'd understand
That you're breakin' the heart of this heartbreakin' man
20 times I wish you'd use the door
'Cause you're makin' this heart want some more
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
20 times I wish you'd understand
That you're breakin' the heart of this heartbreakin' man
20 times I wish you'd use the door
'Cause you're makin' this heart want some more
'Cause I want some more
'Cause I want some more

They Ran

Somebody stole my lighter
And where it God is higher
I was another boy
Down in another town
Armed with casino bars
Tight whores and Tinseltown
But I stayed
Oh, but I stayed
Oh
She had a cigarette
Asked if I had a light
Out it came, and I gave it to her
And off into the night
His arms were thin
Off into the night
They ran
Oh, they ran
Oh, they ran
Oh

The Bear

It's a bad idea to go down to the pier by yourself after dark
Bad idea 'cause they're down on their luck
And they've lost touch with their bleeding hearts
Bad idea 'cause I've felt that way and I know I shouldn't have gone
The time is near to come forward with whatever killed your spark
There's still time for you to change your mind
Or whatever else you do, there's still time, oh oh
It's a bad idea to go down to the pier by yourself after dark
Bad idea 'cause they're down on their luck
And they've lost touch with their bleeding hearts
Bad idea 'cause I've felt that way and I know I shouldn't have gone
The time is near to come forward with whatever killed your spark
There's still time for you to change your mind
Or whatever else you do, there's still time, oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh

Nashville to Kentucky

From Nashville to Kentucky
My heart, it draws the line
Somewhere, someone thinks of me
I just wish it was somewhere I could find
Take me out of this dead end nightmare
Take me out of this hell I'm in
Take me out of this dead end nightmare
Put me back in a world I can live
Put me back in a world I can live
From Nashville to Kentucky
My heart, it draws the line
Somewhere, someone thinks of me
I just wish it was somewhere I could find

Old Sept Blues

All alone at the end of the day
Really tired it's time to hit the hay
It was always good to hear you say
You never were a drawback,
You always were an asset,
You never were a drawback, no, you weren't
All alone at the end of the day
Really tired it's time to hit the hay
It was always good to hear you say
You never were a drawback,
You always were an asset,
You never were a drawback, no, you weren't
Put away your corset,
Put away your shoes,
Put away the old September blues.

If All Else Fails

Surely your lips deceive me
Surely I know you're fine
And if we get too close this evening
Well, apart we'll grow in time
And I know
(That you're mine)
Sherie, your heart
I'll take you there, it ain't far
And if all else fails, I'll come running back
Wonderin' where you went with my heart
Sherie, your arms deceive me
Sherie, I know you're fine
And I know
(That you're mine)
Sherie, your heart
I'll take you there, it ain't far
And if all else fails, I'll come running back
Wonderin' where you went with my heart

It's About Twilight Now

It's about twilight now, out in the stream
You're lookin' low now in your tight blue jean
I'm feelin' ready, I'm feelin' lean
Four years of bright lights can make it seem
Like no one can baby
(Yeah, yeah)
Like no one can baby
(Yeah, yeah)
Like no one can baby
(Yeah, yeah)
Like no one can baby
(Yeah, yeah)
It's about twilight now, I'm in the field
You're lookin' low now, I'm runnin' still
You're a readin' book now, it's gettin'
Four years of bright lights can make it seem
Like no one can baby
(Yeah, yeah)
Like no one can baby
(Yeah, yeah)
Like no one can baby
(Yeah, yeah)
Like no one can baby
(Yeah, yeah)
Yeah

Evelyn Is Not Real

Evelyn, I hope this can't be true
Evelyn, you know my heart's with you
Don't try to tell me there's another boy, oh oh
Don't try to use me like a lover's toy, yo ho
Evelyn, you know this can't be true
From what I found the ground remains with you
Don't try to tell me there's another boy, oh oh
Don't try to use me like a lover's toy, oh oh
Evelyn, I hope this can't be true
Aw, take it away Johnny
Don't try to tell me there's another boy, yo oh
Don't try to use me like a lover's toy, oh oh
Evelyn, I hope this can't be true
You broke my heart and then you're so

War Begun

Stolen as the war's begun, this time your soul is my one
Stolen as the war's begun, this time your soul is my one
I belong to a race of robots, drowning out my one
Anytime your war gets out of hand I'll take it on
Stolen as the war's begun, this time your soul is my one
Stolen as the war's begun, this time your soul is my one
I'd move on, but I know you'll need me some day
I'd roll on, but I know you'll need me some day
Some day
Some day
Some day

Picture of You

I've got the ocean blue
I've got a picture of you with green green eyes
And a cocaine smile
And a little worry anymore
I've got a house in a court
I've got a car and a door and a big left arm
And a little worry anymore
'Cause I tried, I did
Sorry, you know I'm sorry
You know I'd give you anything on a dime
Sorry again, cut your little head
But sorry don't mean nothin' on a dime
You don't say I'll wait up
You don't say I'll wait up
You don't say I'll wait up

I Will Be There When You Die

Joe was born in New York City,
Son of Paul and Catherine
Always down and always out,
But his 'morrows always seemed jus' fine
There will be bigotry and
There will be open minds
There will be days of peace
You'll never have the time
As long as you keep a straight face
I will be there when you die
I was born in east kentucky,
Home of where the grass is dyed
Always down and always out,
But my 'morrows always seemed just fine
There will be bigotry and
There will be open minds
There will be days of peace
You'll never have the time
As long as you keep a straight face
I will be there when you die

The Dark

Trapped in gasoline, a lizard on a string
No one ever screams any more
Trapped in gasoline, a lizard on a string
No one ever screams any more
It's called the dark, it's not a sunny day for the dark
Let in the dark, then you can sleep and fuck and park
Let in the dark, it's not another day for the dark
Let in the dark, then you can sleep and move and park
So tight, I can't breathe
Gods fingers chokin' me
Like a prisoner on his knees
Beggin' won't do a thing for me
So c'mon, you can't fight it
So c'mon, you can't fight it
So c'mon, you can't fight it
People, oh, they're my thing these days
They like to swim and catch them rays
Money, don't do a thing for me
I'm happy now, that's how I be
It's called the dark, it's not a sunny day for the dark
Let in the dark, then you can sleep and fuck and park
Let in the dark

By My Car

You said, Evan is comin over again
And I said, if he does, I'll kick his head in
I've known you for years,
I know all your moves,
I just can't believe
That it caved in this soon.
And I'm playin' it over and over again in my head
You said, Evan is comin over again.
I asked where you go'd,
And you said where you went
He took you to movies
And carnival tents.
Bought you big houses
And payed all the rent.
And I'm playin' it over and over again in my head
Oh but Los Angeles ain't that far,
And the rest of the girls
Said they'd be there, by my car.

Butch Cassidy

Butch Cassidy, I could've been your friend
And rode with you, and the sun dance kid
We'd laugh awhile and we'd smile a bit
'Cause crimes like ours aren't counterfeit
They say, you never even killed a man
Till it came right down to your final stand
Bullets flyin' and the wounded cryin'
And your buddy, he's goin' down
Get lower and the feelin's show
And you gave off the final sound
'Cause a soldiers death is so much better
Than defeat just hangin' around
Defeat just hangin' around
Defeat just hangin' around
Defeat just hangin' around
Butch Cassidy, I could've been your friend

I Think I'm Going to Hell

Down in the city
The flames gathered round
Churches and buildings
In ashes on the ground
They think they're goin' to Hell
Out in the hollow
It drown out the crowd
And I think my mother would kill me
If she knew what I was about
I think I'm goin' to Hell
Devils and demons are comin'
Lovers and children beware
Devils and demons are comin'
To take me to Hell
To take me to Hell
To take me to Hell

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